We’re great between the sheets

Chief takes centre stage inside Ibrox and claims Rangers are ‘one of the strongest clubs in the world financially ...

hasn’t been near the place for months, years even. And the shabby appearance of the Ibrox state room only underlines the malaise that has set in on and off the field in recent years.

The stadium needs revamped, Murray Park needs a refurb, the playing squad needs investment and Rangers need to be back at the highest level as soon as possible, challenging Celtic for the Scottish title and with it the chance of a tilt at the Champions League.

Paul Murray, who has been acting as interim chairman, said: “I guess we will get a honeymoon period but football fans are not renowned for patience and they will soon, rightly so, be looking for the club to start being competitive in the top flight. I don’t think it’s that difficult to be competitive in the Premiership. It won’t take that long to do it.

“We just need to get ourselves organised with a bit of investment required. We need to get other parts of the club right.

“Clearly the benchmark is Celtic. That’s the one fans will look at and there is obviously quite a big gap. That will take some time to build up.”

Murray was appointed to lead the club while King awaited acceptance from Hampden powerbrokers and promised in March to look under the club’s bonnet after the requisitioners swept to victory at a general

GARY RALSTON